Johnsonburg vs Ridgway

A side-by-side comparison of Johnsonburg and Ridgway: population, income, housing, and more.

Johnsonburg and Ridgway are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgway has the higher population (3,991 vs 2,477 in Johnsonburg). Johnsonburg has the higher median household income ($61,926 vs $52,059 in Ridgway). Ridgway has the higher median home value ($87,000 vs $59,200 in Johnsonburg).

Population, income & housing

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
Population	2,477	3,991
Median age	43.4 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,926	$52,059
Median home value	$59,200	$87,000
Median gross rent	$687	$676
Housing units	1,249	1,887
Homeownership rate	73.1%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
Population	2,445 → 2,477 (+1.3%)	3,814 → 3,991 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$49,940 → $61,926 (+24.0%)	$45,625 → $52,059 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$50,800 → $59,200 (+16.5%)	$75,700 → $87,000 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $687 (+6.0%)	$590 → $676 (+14.6%)

Johnsonburg

Population

2,4452,477

Median household income

$49,940$61,926

Median home value

$50,800$59,200

Median gross rent

$648$687

Ridgway

Population

3,8143,991

Median household income

$45,625$52,059

Median home value

$75,700$87,000

Median gross rent

$590$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
Under 5	6.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	17.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.9%
75 and over	5.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	46.8%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
Drove alone	70.0%	72.9%
Carpooled	12.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.5%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	7.3%
Other means	6.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
1-unit, detached	83.3%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Johnsonburg	Ridgway
Poverty rate	9.1%	14.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1942	1945